Map of Alicante, Spain

Alicante is a city in Valencia, Spain, with a population of about 348,901. It lies at 38.3452°N, 0.4815°W. Alicante is about 360 km (224 mi) southeast of Madrid, the capital. The nearest city on our map is San Vicent del Raspeig, 7 km to the northwest.

Alicante at a glance

Where is Alicante?

• The 10th largest city in Spain by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Valencia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 29 min on the shortest day to 14 h 50 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Alicante

• San Vicent del Raspeig — 7 km northwest
• Elche — 21 km southwest
• Villajoyosa — 28 km northeast
• Elda — 31 km northwest
• Benidorm — 37 km northeast
• Alcoy — 40 km north
• Torrevieja — 44 km southwest
• Villena — 47 km northwest
• Orihuela — 50 km southwest
• Ontinyent — 54 km north

Largest cities in Valencia

• Valencia — 824,340
• Elche — 234,765
• Castelló de la Plana — 183,711
• Orihuela — 101,321
• Torrevieja — 82,599
• Torrent — 78,543
• Gandia — 73,829
• Benidorm — 70,450
• Sagunto — 66,070
• Paterna — 64,023

Largest cities in Spain

• Madrid — 3,255,944
• Barcelona — 1,686,208
• Valencia — 824,340
• Zaragoza — 686,986
• Seville — 686,741
• Málaga — 592,346
• Murcia — 471,982
• Palma — 438,234
• Las Palmas de Gran Canaria — 383,516
• Bilbao — 347,342

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.